I am so grateful Sue Miller of Mad Cow Interiors contacted me because I am absolutely in love with her dark, eclectic style. Sue is a colour, pattern and texture enthusiast (her home was featured in Abigail Ahern’s book Colour) and this is very evident in this North London boutique retreat project. I don’t typically lead off a post with a bedroom but in this case it is the icing on the cake. The path was cleared for Mad Cow to collaborate with a specialist to relocate & redesign the kitchen. We added bathrooms you’d want to melt into and created storage solutions without compromising the flow of space. The sunken living room was extended and dug out to create drama out of those awkward Victorian half landings and in keeping with our signature style, every room featured different floor finishes and striking wall treatments. We designed & decorated reclaimed barn wood into bed headboards and had the furniture custom made specifically. On top of all this, we layered curated art & vintage finds selected from various travels and we used photographic prints framed from our own collection of work. The finished result has all the luxury of a boutique hotel but with a characterful homely touch. With its crisp Egyptian Cotton bed linens and towels, its complete range of dinner service, crockery and utilities. Every inch of this home is to die for!! I love it Sue!!!

My obsession for London-based interior designer Hubert Zandberg‘s work continues with the complete redesign of this office space in Marylebone, London into a 2-story apartment. Classy, Hollywood Regency-esque with elegant and sophisticated details that have me swooning. 

Henrybuilt. What kitchen dreams are made of. I have been a huge fan of this American company’s work for years (previous feature here) and I continue to be impressed with their craftsmanship and attention to detail. And I am still dreaming of the day I can have my own Henrybuilt kitchen. Given the minuscule size of my current kitchen, I totally understand the importance of having a place for everything and having functional cabinetry. Half of my cabinets are a pain in the ass to access which is ridiculous given I don’t have enough storage space to begin with. These folks would solve all my problems. I get so giddy just thinking about what they could do to my kitchen. Not only do they create dream kitchens but interactive wall panels, wardrobes, bathrooms and furniture and anything else you could want built out of wood. 

The photo above and the next few highlight Henrybuilt’s attention to detail. These photos feature their vertical bar block and partition wall. Both offering awesome storage solutions in spaces that would have probably remained unused. LOVE!!! 

Even their drawer inserts delight me to no end. 

Ken Fulk – keeping San Francisco classy with his event planning and designer prowess. Why not stick your fiddle leaf fig on top of a cabinet? I adore the portrait gallery wall in the sitting room. If your stairs needs sprucing up, faux zebra is where it’s at! And of course I have to bring up the extra large black and white stripes as a simple and effective dose of drama. 

See another feature on Ken’s work from a while back here. 

 Bentley Hagen Hall is the U.K.-based architectural and interior design practice of Louis Hagen Hall and Catherine Verna Bentley, and this is their London home. It may be compact but it’s loaded with bohemian, mid-century style and is an absolute delight to the eyes. Photos: India Hobson.